The Internet Is More a Tool, Less a Mall (Kiplinger.com)
Shoppers rely heavily on the Internet for information when shopping, but often make their purchases offline.
The Future of the Internet - And How to Stop It (Washington Post)
Jonathan Zittrain, professor of Internet governance and regulation at Oxford University, will discuss his new book.
FCC might require free high-speed Internet plan / Winners of airwaves auction would be obliged to provide wireless … (San Francisco Chronicle)
Federal regulators may require the winner of airwaves being auctioned off by the government to provide free wireless high-speed Internet service across a large swath of the country. The Federal Communications Commission at its June 12 meeting probably will…
Free Internet eyed as part of airwaves auction (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
U.S. communications regulators are considering auctioning a piece of the airwaves to buyers willing to provide free broadband Internet service without pornography.
China and U.S. lead in Internet attacks (CNET)
A new study from Akamai shows that more than 30 percent of all Internet attacks originate from China and the U.S.
Legit internet TV network hit by denial of service attack from anti-piracy company (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Online media company Revision3 suffered a severe Denial of Service (DoS) attack over the weekend, which brought down the main site, the RSS server, and even its internal corporate email. Although DoS attacks far from uncommon in the modern internet era, the real mystery was who would actually want to close down Revision3.
IDC Finds Internet Advertising Keeps Growing Fast Despite Economic Difficulties (Broadcast Newsroom)
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., BUSINESS WIRE — Internet advertising in the United States will continue to grow fast even as the current economic woes will lead to a contraction in ad spending overall, essentially accelerating the transfer of marketing budgets from the traditional media into the new.
FCC mulling free high-speed Internet network plan (AP via Yahoo! News)
Federal regulators may require the winner of airwaves being auctioned off by the government to provide free wireless high-speed Internet service across a large swath of the country.
Suburban St. Louis mother in Internet bullying case channels grief into activism (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
DARDENNE PRAIRIE, Mo. - When Tina Meier’s 13-year-old daughter committed suicide after being bullied on the Internet, her grief was so encompassing she felt at times she couldn’t breathe. She had trouble being around loved ones who reminded her of her child.